Median Merrimac Home Sale Hits $598,750 On Six Disclosed Prices

MERRIMAC -- Thirteen property transfers were recorded in Merrimac between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds records, with disclosed sale prices ranging from $450,000 to $1,160,000.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The registry recorded 13 deed transfers in the period, but only six included a disclosed sale price; the remaining seven were recorded without consideration amounts, a common pattern for trust, estate or LLC transfers. Among the six disclosed sales, prices ranged from $450,000 to $1,160,000, with a median sale price of $598,750. Judged by raw count, 13 recorded transfers over four weeks represents a modest but steady pace of activity; more than half involved no disclosed price, which limits how much the numbers alone can say about overall market value.

TOP SALES

The period's highest-priced transaction was 1 Locust Grove Rd Lot 3, which sold for $1,160,000 on Aug. 20. Michael Sirois sold the property to Jonathan Lantigua.

The second-highest sale was 2 Skunk Rd Pcl A, which sold for $750,000 on Aug. 21. Chad Vincent sold the property to Amylee Davis.

11 Harriman Rd Lot 21 sold for $670,000 on Sept. 8. Jonathan Lantigua, the buyer in the period's top sale, sold this property to Anthony Estevez.

12 Shore Rd Lot 12 sold for $527,500 on Sept. 1. GGC Realty LLC sold the property to Sollee Shore LLC.

2 Veterans Way Un 1 sold for $500,000 on Aug. 31. Mark Sofia sold the property to Karen Elizabeth Beals.

NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN

No street in the dataset had more than one recorded sale, so no single-street clustering emerged this period. By price tier among the six disclosed sales: one sale fell under $500,000 (85 E Main St Lot A at $450,000); four fell between $500,000 and $750,000 (2 Veterans Way Un 1, 12 Shore Rd Lot 12, 11 Harriman Rd Lot 21 and 2 Skunk Rd Pcl A); and one exceeded $750,000 (1 Locust Grove Rd Lot 3 at $1,160,000). The seven transfers with no disclosed price were spread across seven different streets: Winter Street, Bear Hill Road, Pine Bluff Avenue, South Pleasant Street, Pine Street, Carriage Court and Champion Street.

MARKET NOTES

Nine of the 13 recorded transfers carried lot, unit or parcel designations in the address (for example, 11 Harriman Rd Lot 21, 2 Veterans Way Un 1 and 1 Locust Grove Rd Lot 3), indicating the period's activity was weighted toward subdivided parcels or condominium-style units rather than standalone single-family lots, based on address formatting alone; deed records do not specify property type directly.

Seven of the 13 transfers, all without disclosed prices, show the same or a closely related name as both grantor and grantee: 24 1/2 Winter St Un 2 (Annette M. Barry to Annette M. Barry, as trustee), 71 Bear Hill Rd (Alexandra Serrano to A&A Serrano Realty LLC), 3 Pine Bluff Ave (Michelle Ann Roberts to Michelle Ann Roberts, as trustee), 23 S Pleasant St (Kevin Anderson, as trustee, to Kevin Anderson, as trustee), 24 Pine St Lot 11-1-2A (Adam William Hawkes to Adam W. Hawkes, as trustee), 10 Carriage Ct (Sean A. Stellmach, as trustee, to 10 Carriage Court LLC) and 8 Champion St Lot 14 (Edward J. Zizza to Andrew Z. Zizza, as trustee). This pattern of same-name or same-family deed transfers, often into a trust or LLC, accounts for more than half of the period's recorded activity and helps explain why so few transfers carried a disclosed price.

One name appears on both sides of the disclosed-price market: Jonathan Lantigua was the buyer in the period's top sale, 1 Locust Grove Rd Lot 3 at $1,160,000 on Aug. 20, and the seller in a separate transaction, 11 Harriman Rd Lot 21 at $670,000 on Sept. 8.

Recorded Deeds

Source: Registry of Deeds. Sale amounts shown as recorded; transfers without a disclosed consideration are noted as such.

Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.